The One I Love
Rasmus (the) Lyrics
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My bed has become my coffin
Cannot breath, cannot speak
My head's like a bomb, still waiting
Take my heart and take my soul
I don't need them anymore
[Chorus:]
Is striking me down on my knees
The one I love
Drowning me in my dreams
The one I love
Over and over again
Dragging me under
Hypnotized by the night
Silently rising beside me
Emptiness, nothingness
Is burning a hole inside me
Take my faith and take my pride
I don't need them anymore
[Chorus]
This bed has become my chapel of stone
A garden of darkness to where I'm thrown
So take my life, I don't need it anymore
[Chorus]
The one I love
Is striking me down on my knees
Striking me down
Drowning me in my dreams
Down on my knees
Over and over again
Striking me down
Over and over and over and over again
In “The One I Love”, Rasmus depicts a very raw and personal emotional state caused by the end of a relationship. The singer seems to be engulfed in a downward spiral of grief, as he describes himself as unable to speak or breathe and having not slept in a week. His head feels like a bomb that’s ticking, waiting to explode at any moment, highlighting the overwhelming sadness and desperation he experiences. He continues to express how his former partner, the one he loved, is torturing him mentally and emotionally, leaving him drowning in his own dreams, and dragging him under. The haunting chorus further emphasizes the extent of the pain that he’s going through as he’s struck down on his knees over and over again.
The use of imagery is striking and powerful in this song. The idea of the bed becoming a coffin and the chapel of stone illustrate the singer’s grief and hopelessness, and the sense of being trapped and unable to escape. The use of repetition in the chorus, with the phrase “striking me down” serves to reinforce the feeling of helplessness and vulnerability.
Line by Line Meaning
Haven't slept in a week
I haven't slept for a week due to overthinking about my situation
My bed has become my coffin
My bed is no longer a comfortable place to sleep, but more like a coffin where my problems follow me
Cannot breath, cannot speak
My situation has made it hard for me to breathe and speak properly
My head's like a bomb, still waiting
My mind is overwhelmed and chaotic, waiting for something to detonate the bomb of thoughts
Take my heart and take my soul, I don't need them anymore
I am feeling so hurt and broken that I don't care about my heart and soul anymore, so someone else can have them
The one I love is striking me down on my knees
The person I love is causing me so much pain that it is breaking me down to my knees
Drowning me in my dreams
Even in my dreams, I can't escape the pain caused by the person I love
Over and over again, dragging me under
The same cycle of pain caused by the person I love keeps happening again and again, dragging me under deeper each time
Hypnotized by the night, silently rising beside me
The loneliness of night and my thoughts have hypnotized me into feeling someone is with me even though I am alone
Emptiness, nothingness is burning a hole inside me
Emptiness has consumed me to the point where it feels like it's burning a hole inside me
Take my faith and take my pride, I don't need them anymore
I have lost my faith and pride due to my situation, so I am willing to let someone else have them
This bed has become my chapel of stone, a garden of darkness to where I'm thrown
My bed feels like a place I'm trapped in, a chapel of stone where I'm left alone to deal with the darkness
So take my life, I don't need it anymore
At this point, I am so consumed by sadness and despair that I don't see the point of my life anymore
Striking me down, over and over and over and over again
The same pain caused by the person I love keeps happening again and again, as if they keep striking me down repeatedly
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: AKI HAKALA, EERO HEINONEN, LAURI YLOENEN, PAULI RANTASALMI
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